Apuleius (fl. c. A. D. 155) journeyed to Alexandria as a young man where he was accused of using magic to win a rich widow as his wife. He was interested in science and magic and many passages in his Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass) show this interest.

Gentile (1565-1616) brother of Alberic Gentile studied at Tubingen, Wittenberg, and Leiden where he was a pupil of Lipsius. "He was profoundly learned in the civil law, of which he was professor at Altdorf, and was famous for the clear method in which he taught."[Chalmers]

This is a rare work on the accusations against Apuleius' magical interests. He also authored a work on conjuring.VD17 23:270395X. Graesse, Magica, 29,50. Rosenthal, Magica,2922. Schweiger I,15.